Beijing ranked first among the top 50 digital economy cities in 2022, followed by Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hangzhou, according to a report jointly issued by eNet Research and Deben Consultancy.
A total of 8 cities in Guangdong province, 7 cities from Jiangsu province and 5 in Zhejiang were in the top 50. The coastal areas in southeastern China have strong power in digital economy.
In 2020, the scale of China's digital economy reached 39.2 trillion yuan ($5.82 trillion), accounting for 38.6 percent of GDP. From 2011 to 2020, the aggregate of digital economy in China expanded 4.12 times, with annual compound growth rate at 17.06 percent, statistics showed.
No 10 Guiyang
An employee introduces 5G-enabled artificial intelligence at the Guizhou Big Data Exhibition Center in Guiyang, Guizhou province, May 26, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 9 Wuhan
Yellow Crane Tower, or Huanghelou, a landmark in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province. [Photo/IC]
No 8 Tianjin
A self-driving car goes for a test drive at the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, a high-tech incubator, in Tianjin. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 7 Fuzhou
A bird's-eye view of Sanfang Qixiang in downtown Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 6 Jinan
A visitor tries smart equipment at an AI innovation and application summit in Jinan, East China's Shandong province on April 19, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
No 5 Hangzhou
A man tries a near-infrared brain function imaging system at the Xitou Qizhen Brain-Computer Intelligent Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province on July 31, 2022. [Photo/Sipa]
No 4 Guangzhou
An Apollo autonomous bus is displayed during an exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong province in August. [Photo by LI ZHIHAO/FOR CHINA DAILY]
No 3 Shenzhen
An autonomous sightseeing bus carries a tourist at a scenic spot in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. [ZOU BIXIONG/FOR CHINA DAILY]
No 2 Shanghai
A humanoid robot called Walker X plays Chinese chess at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai in June, 2021. [Photo/CHINA DAILY]
